Associate ProfessorThe University of Southern Mississippi School of Social WorkHattiesburg, Mississippi

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participant will be able to discuss how housing, poverty, substance use, intimate partner violence, and HIV risk are mutually reinforcing among high risk Black women in Milwaukee.

Upon completion, participant will be able to describe how housing and economic instability can increase substance use among high risk Black women in Milwaukee.

Upon completion, participant will be able to discuss the direct and indirect impact of housing and economic instability on HIV risk among Black women in Milwaukee.

Upon completion, participant will be able to discuss the impact of housing and economic instability on intimate partner violence and substance use.

Upon completion, participant will be able to identify the need for family-based supportive housing for Black mothers who experience housing and economic instability.

Presentations:

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Counter-Intuitive State Policy and Rising HIV RatesSusan Hrostowski, PhD, MSW, MDiv – The University of Southern Mississippi School of Social Work; Susan Hrostowski, PhD, MSW, MDiv – The University of Southern Mississippi School of Social Work

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

From Ideas to Action: A Focus on Viral Suppression in Young Men Who Have Sex with Men of Color Living in a Permanent Supportive Housing ProgramNike Blue, MPH – AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.; Nike Blue, MPH – AIDS Foundation Houston, Inc.

Why Women Cry: Using Photovoice and an Intersectional Approach to Explore Black Women’s Experiences with Housing Services in the District of ColumbiaJenne Massie, DrPH, MS – George Washington University; Jenne Massie, DrPH, MS – George Washington University